Wednesday Wisdom Do Not Minimize Your Existence

Do not just see yourself as weak, timid or damaged. Lay to rest those illusions. Lay them to rest today, right now.  We are complex creatures who may fail, but are never failures.   We are always more than our last mistake or embarrassment. Enjoy the nuggets of wisdom  I share this week. If you feel so moved please share your thoughts. Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti.

Soft with each other hard on systems

Hello friends! Last week, I had the privilege and honor of speaking on two different panels about how the systems we find ourselves in are hard on every one of us. They are hard on us emotionally, physically, socially, and spiritually. Yet, we continue to fight to...

Is it ok to celebrate an inch? Takeaways from 2023

Hi y’all,  A theme we've seen throughout the year with our clients is folks feeling disheartened because their DEI and racial equity work didn’t make as much progress as they’d hoped. We’ve watched staff managing the fallout from layoffs, funding gaps, resource...

The only liberation is a shared liberation

Last week I sat on my porch with one of my closest friends who is Jewish. We talked about the pain, grief, and anger we were experiencing as we witnessed so much death in Israel and Palestine. As we spoke I affirmed how the epigenetic trauma of seeing Jews pulled from...